Mekong Delta faces increasing erosion along rivers, canals

 30 July 20 Vietnamplus Source The beginning of the rainy season has worsened land erosion along rivers and canals in the Mekong Delta HCM City (VNS/VNA) — The beginning of the rainy season has worsened land erosion along rivers and canals in the Mekong Delta.The delta, the country's large...

JICA helps to strengthen maritime security and safety capability

 29 July 20 Vietnamnet Global Source The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged to help Vietnam increase maritime security and safety capacity. The JICA signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of Vietnam on Tuesday in Hanoi to provide a Japanese ODA loan of up ...

Ca Mau plans over $827 million for climate change response

 29 July 20 Vietnamnet Global Source The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, whose coastal line stretches 254km, will earmark VND19 trillion ($827.68 million) for the mitigation of climate change impacts in the 2021 – 2030 period. The sum, mostly sourced from the State budget and official dev...

Mekong Delta province unveils $820-mln plan to combat climate change

 28 July 20 Vietnamnet Global Source Ca Mau Province has presented a master plan to fight climate change impacts in the next decade that will cost an estimated VND19 trillion ($820 million). Vietnam's southernmost province has come up with the plan for execution in 2020-30 that seeks to pr...

Government plan aims to improve adaptation to climate change

 27 July 20 Viet Nam News Source HÀ NÔI — Enhancing State management of climate change is one of the major measures in the national plan on climate change adaptation for 2021-2030, with a vision towards 2050, recently issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. In implementing the Governmen...

Vietnam seriously implements climate change-related commitments: Deputy PM

 25 July 20 Vietnamplus Source Vietnam has been seriously implementing its commitments related to climate change at both global and regional levels, especially within the ASEAN framework, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said while addressing a teleconferenced high...

Plan aims to improve Vietnam’s adaptation to climate change

 22 July 20 Vietnamplus Source Enhancing state management on climate change is one of the major measures set in the national plan on climate change adaptation for 2021-2030, with a vision towards 2050, recently issued by the Prime Minister Hanoi (VNA) – Enhancing state management on climat...

Flood and landslide alerts for northern mountainous provinces

 21 July 20 Vietnamnet Global Source The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has issued flood and landslide warnings for northern mountainous provinces on Monday and Tuesday when heavy rain is set to the region. Early Monday morning, floodwater swept away thousands of cubi...

How can Hanoi prepare for heavy rains and floods?

20 July 20 Vietnamnet Global Source If it rains heavily and flooding is intense, it is highly possible that dykes will break, experts say. A meeting of the National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control in early July discussed solutions to cope with the heavy rains and f...

Hot weather continues to hit central provinces

 17 July 20 Vietnamplus Source The central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh continued to suffer high temperatures, badly affecting local production and daily life. Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh continued to suffer high temperature...

HCM City's many flood-prevention programs still not solving problems

14 July 20 Vietnamnet Global Source Tens of trillions of dong have been spent to develop the flood control system on HCM City, but the situation appears to be getting worse. At least five big floods have occurred on Nguyen Huu Canh Street in HCM City since the beginning of the rainy season.Desp...

HCM City aims to reduce water pollution by 90 percent

 11 July 20 Vietnamnet Global Source HCM City authorities have ordered the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment to work with agencies and district authorities to strictly monitor the discarding of litter and untreated sewage in canals in the city. Under a programme to reduc...

Mekong Delta revives orchards as saltwater intrusion recedes

09 July 20 Nhandan news Source (NDO) – Local orchards in the Mekong Delta provinces have been revived after the prolonged drought and saltwater intrusion that severely affected local growers. During the 2019-2020 dry season, the delta suffered severe damage to a vast area of fruit trees due to droug...

Ben Tre should prepare to cope with saline intrusion: NA official

 08 July 20 Vietnamplus Source The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, which is one of the most vulnerable areas to climate change in the region, should map out a plan for building an irrigation network and enacting measures against saltwater intrusion with a vision for the next 50 years, Vi...

Erosion devours 12 Mekong Delta homes

06 July 20 VNExpress Source Eight families in Vietnam's southernmost Ca Mau Province have been left destitute after their riverside houses were swallowed by erosion over the weekend.Residents near a tributary of Cai Lon River in Tam Giang Commune, Nam Can District of Ca Mau were woken near midn...

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